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Elizabeth Merrill, ESPN Senior WriterNov 9, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Elizabeth Merrill is a senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. She previously wrote for The Kansas City Star and The Omaha World-Herald. Open Extended Reactions Away from the din of cocktails and chatter near the lobby of the shiny-new Loews Kansas City

Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Dan Murphy Close Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Nov 8, 2023, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The showdown between Michigan

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 8, 2023, 09:27 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The LIV Golf League is introducing a transfer window it says is the first in professional golf, allowing teams to trade players in midseason

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterNov 7, 2023, 03:53 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions Ryan Blaney was crowned 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion on Sunday in Phoenix. Chris Graythen/Getty Images It is no secret that Ryan Blaney

Nov 7, 2023, 10:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tracking the offseason MLB trades and signings with fantasy baseball implications for the upcoming season, Eric Karabell and Tristan H. Cockcroft will analyze and provide an outlook for all of the key players involved. Play Fantasy Basketball For Free There’s still time to join or create

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 7, 2023, 10:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Hockey fans are now able to see which NHL players are among the league’s fastest (and slowest) — and not just at the All-Star skills competition. “Top Skating Speed” is one of a dozen advanced analytics

Jarryd Barca Nov 5, 2023, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re back! It’s the race that stops the nation, and in 2023, it’s going to be an absolute classic. Not sure who to back? Not to worry, as we take you through the best selections and some value runners in Tuesday’s 10-race card at

Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Of all the ways in which Mauricio Pochettino could have returned to Tottenham Hotspur, few would have predicted the circumstances that led to Monday night’s reunion. Pochettino, the man who took Spurs to the brink of glory at home and abroad, the man still with a strong connection to multiple

Associated Press Nov 6, 2023, 01:23 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Cody Dorman, the teenager who watched his namesake horse Cody’s Wish win at the Breeders’ Cup, has died. He was 17. Dorman died Sunday after suffering a “medical event” on the family’s way home to Kentucky after attending the world championships at Santa Anita

Associated Press Nov 5, 2023, 06:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — Ryan Blaney raced to his first career NASCAR championship on Sunday by banging his way past contender Kyle Larson in the closing laps at Phoenix Raceway to give Team Penske back-to-back Cup titles. The third generation racer is the first Ohio-born

Nov 4, 2023, 12:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kris Lees’s Kalapour has booked a place in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup by winning the Lexus Archer Stakes at Flemington. Ridden by legendary jockey Damien Oliver, Kalapour led from start to finish in the 2500m Group 3 contest at Flemington on Saturday. The John O’Shea-trained Athabascan and

Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 07:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARCADIA, Calif. — White Abarrio won the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by a length on Saturday, putting trainer Rick Dutrow back on top months after his 10-year exile from the sport ended. A celebratory Dutrow hugged anyone he could in the winner’s circle

Nick ParkinsonNov 4, 2023, 07:20 PM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Open Extended Reactions Joe Cordina edged past Edward Vazquez with a majority decision in the first defense of his IBF world junior

Nov 4, 2023, 06:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HONG KONG — Chen Guxin will take a three-shot lead into Sunday’s final round of the Volvo China Open after a third round 66 at the Hidden Grace Golf Club in Shenzhen on Saturday moved the 20-year-old Chinese golfer onto 14-under par. Chen, ranked 802nd in

Associated Press Nov 3, 2023, 08:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARCADIA, Calif. — Mike Repole has been down this path before. A promising colt of his wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, goes to the Kentucky Derby as the early favorite and then nothing. Now, he’s pausing before getting consumed by Derby fever. Fierceness won

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderNov 3, 2023, 08:38 AM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Open Extended Reactions As the NBA pushes to accelerate the competitive environment of the new in-season tournament, the league’s coaches are joining the players in getting paid a financial prize pool for advancing into the